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European companies eager to get into Guyana and partner with locals – GCCI
Companies attending a European petroleum exhibition have expressed a keen interest in partnering with Guyanese companies in supplying products and services to the oil industry.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) which…
UK partners launch US$100M fund in Guyana
UK Entrepreneurs, Peter Hambro Limited and Dr. Lei Wang have launched a Guyana Onshore Fund to push investment in the local oil and gas sector.
According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest),…
Major US airline to begin flying to Guyana next year
A major American airline, JetBlue on Tuesday announced that it will begin flights to Guyana in April 2020.
In a BusinessWire release, the company said it is expanding its Latin America and Caribbean network with new nonstop service…
Reduced cost and time as Guyana revamps trade processes
Guyana is expected to experience a revolution in the way the country trades and conducts business with the launch of the Trade Facilitation Roadmap 2019 – 2024.
The roadmap, having been completed and now at the stage of implementation,…
Guyanese man charged in NY for murdering elderly roommate in fire
A Guyanese man was charged Wednesday night with setting the blaze that killed his elderly Queens New York roommate.
The New York Post reported that 49-year-old Rampersaud Persaud is facing murder and arson charges for allegedly killing…
Ethiopian Princess key speaker at Women’s Conference in Guyana
WeLead Caribbean announces the inclusion of Her Imperial Highness Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen of Ethiopia as a speaker to the 3rd Annual Women's Leadership and Business Conference, PowHERful: Transition from Inspiration to Action.…
Guyanese woman who suffered massive stroke dies in Queens, NY fire
- A Queens woman who needed a wheelchair after suffering a massive stroke died in a fast-moving fire in her home late Tuesday.
Firefighters were called to the building on 219th Street in Queens Village as the flames quickly spread, and…
Five dead as Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas
(BBC) - At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the country. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the deaths were confirmed at the north-eastern Abaco Islands, which bore the brunt of the…
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas slammed by category five storm
(BBC) Hurricane Dorian has made landfall in the north-west Bahamas as a powerful category five storm with sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h).
The "extremely dangerous" storm is the strongest hurricane on modern record in the area,…
Amazon rainforest fires leave São Paulo in the dark
(Mongabay) Forest fires have dramatically increased in the Brazilian Amazon this year in the wake of soaring deforestation rates, raising concerns among environmentalists about the fate of the planet’s largest tropical forest.
The number…
